THE INTERVIEWS ARE DONE, SOME MILD DISAPPOINTMENT, AND THE WORLD IS READY FOR 2 HOURS OF PODCASTING....
DISCUSSION POINTS:
POKEMON!
THQ!
MONETIZATION!
WHY IS EA COPYING ZYNGA?
PEREZ!
EXPENSIVE THINGS....
WEIRD SHIT THAT SHOULDN'T BE IGNORED
MUSIC IS FROM POKEMON AND FTL
BLOG FOLLOWING THE HEART AND SOUL OF HULKGAMECRIT ON TWITTER!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
IGN DID SOMETHING RIGHT.... DEAR HULK GODS
ALL ON BOARD THE INTERNET DRAMA TRAIN
WE AS AN INDUSRTY HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT OURSELVES WHEN WE COME UNDER ATTACK. WE CAN'T LEAVE IT UP TO POLITICIANS ( BECAUSE UNLESS WE ARE PAYING THEM THEY WONT BE PROTECTING US... WE'RE LIKE THE WORLD'S GREATEST SCAPEGOAT RIGHT NOW AND THAT LIKELY WONT GO AWAY ANY TIME SOON.)
WHILE HULK WILL ADMIT HULK IS GETTING REALLY TIRED OF THE CALLOUS WAY VIOLENCE IS (ALMOST) ALWAYS HANDLED IN GAMES, THE INDUSTRY STILL NEEDS TO HAVE ITS TOP DOGS WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY WITH THE PEOPLE INSIDE, OUTSIDE, AND ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHEST GOVERNMENT LEVELS.
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT JUST PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO SIT AT SOME TOP SPOT AND LOOK SHINY AT CES CONFERENCES. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SPEAK OF THEIR PRODUCTS, SPEAK OF THEIR COMPANIES PHILOSOPHY, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR COMPANIES PLAN TO DO ON THE VARIOUS TOPICS THAT ARE HITTING THEIR COMPANY (AND INDUSTRY) AT THE MOMENT. NOT JUST SIT IN SOME DARK CORNER HOPING TO THE GAMING GODS THAT NOTHING WILL HARM THEM NEXT QUARTER.
NO SANE PERSON WOULD EVER SIT IN SUCH A CORNER WHEN STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO STOP IT FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. AT THE VERY LEAST WE CAN HAVE SOME CONVERSATION GOING AND HEAR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ( IF ANY SANE ONES EXIST) AS TO HOW THE GAMES CAN BE MADE BETTER. FOR ALL WE KNOW WE MAY EVEN HEAR NEW IDEAS, LEARN OF NEW GROUPS THAT ARE SITTING IN OUR CORNER, OR EVEN FIND A NEW STREAM OF BUSINESS. HELL, WE COULD EVEN FIND A NEW GENRE.
WHY BE AFRAID OF COMMUNICATION WHEN EVERYONE WANTS IT?
SIDE NOTE:
HULK PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE THE SUBJECT OF DEATH TO BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY.
HULK FEARS MOST GAMEDEVS HAVE NEVER FACED DEATH BEFORE OR REALIZE JUST HOW TERRIFYING IT CAN BE....YET THEY USE IT EVERY 3 SECONDS GENERICALLY WHILE IN A FIRST PERSON SHOOTER.
WE AS AN INDUSRTY HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT OURSELVES WHEN WE COME UNDER ATTACK. WE CAN'T LEAVE IT UP TO POLITICIANS ( BECAUSE UNLESS WE ARE PAYING THEM THEY WONT BE PROTECTING US... WE'RE LIKE THE WORLD'S GREATEST SCAPEGOAT RIGHT NOW AND THAT LIKELY WONT GO AWAY ANY TIME SOON.)
WHILE HULK WILL ADMIT HULK IS GETTING REALLY TIRED OF THE CALLOUS WAY VIOLENCE IS (ALMOST) ALWAYS HANDLED IN GAMES, THE INDUSTRY STILL NEEDS TO HAVE ITS TOP DOGS WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THE INDUSTRY WITH THE PEOPLE INSIDE, OUTSIDE, AND ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHEST GOVERNMENT LEVELS.
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT JUST PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO SIT AT SOME TOP SPOT AND LOOK SHINY AT CES CONFERENCES. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SPEAK OF THEIR PRODUCTS, SPEAK OF THEIR COMPANIES PHILOSOPHY, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR COMPANIES PLAN TO DO ON THE VARIOUS TOPICS THAT ARE HITTING THEIR COMPANY (AND INDUSTRY) AT THE MOMENT. NOT JUST SIT IN SOME DARK CORNER HOPING TO THE GAMING GODS THAT NOTHING WILL HARM THEM NEXT QUARTER.
NO SANE PERSON WOULD EVER SIT IN SUCH A CORNER WHEN STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO STOP IT FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. AT THE VERY LEAST WE CAN HAVE SOME CONVERSATION GOING AND HEAR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ( IF ANY SANE ONES EXIST) AS TO HOW THE GAMES CAN BE MADE BETTER. FOR ALL WE KNOW WE MAY EVEN HEAR NEW IDEAS, LEARN OF NEW GROUPS THAT ARE SITTING IN OUR CORNER, OR EVEN FIND A NEW STREAM OF BUSINESS. HELL, WE COULD EVEN FIND A NEW GENRE.
WHY BE AFRAID OF COMMUNICATION WHEN EVERYONE WANTS IT?
SIDE NOTE:
HULK PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE THE SUBJECT OF DEATH TO BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY.
HULK FEARS MOST GAMEDEVS HAVE NEVER FACED DEATH BEFORE OR REALIZE JUST HOW TERRIFYING IT CAN BE....YET THEY USE IT EVERY 3 SECONDS GENERICALLY WHILE IN A FIRST PERSON SHOOTER.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
HULK REVIEWS SAINTS ROW THE THIRD
SAINTS ROW THE THIRD IS FANTABULOUS FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 40% OF THE
OVERALL RIDE...AFTER THAT IT STARTS GOING THROUGH VIDEOGAME CLICHES
THE REALLY *GREAT* SHINING MOMENTS ARE FEW AND FAR IN BETWEEN, SOME MISSIONS
REQUIRE CERTAIN UPGRADES ALREADY BOUGHT OR MISSION BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE
BUT THOSE SHINING MOMENTS ARE REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE, HULK NEVER LAUGHED AT A CHAINSAW BEFORE
IS THIS GAME WORTH 60? NO... 30? NOT REALLY.... LOWER AND FOR CHARITY? GOD YES...
BUT HULK WILL SAY THAT BEING ABLE TO BRING HULK TO A VIDEOGAME WITH ONLY 5 MINUTES OF EDITING IS THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER...
THE THINGS HULK DID.....HULK EYES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME....
HULK GIVES SAINTS ROW THE THIRD 3 OUT OF 5 FISTS....
FOR SOMEHOW FINDING A WAY FOR HULK TO SHAKE HULK ASS ON CAMERA
HULK WOULD SAY MORE, BUT THE PHOTOS ARE BETTER...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
MAKING THE CALL
HULK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS RECEIVED SOME RATHER.....ADORABLE PHONE CALLS FROM HR REPRESENTATIVES THAT FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED TO CONTACT HULK ABOUT POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT.
THESE ARE GAME INDUSTRY JOBS, (USUALLY ENTRY LEVEL JOBS) IN DESIGN, USABILITY, AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.
BELOW ARE THE AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
AND TO MAKE IT WORSE, WHEN THEY CALL, IT IS USUALLY SOMEONE IN INDIA WHO IS BEING PAID PER CALL. HE SPEAKS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT SO HE CAN EARN JUST A LITTLE MORE PAY FOR HIS STARVING FAMILY AT HOME.
THIS MAN IS PAID TO BLAZE THROUGH A THOUSAND RESUMES IN A DAY WITHOUT EVER KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY IT IS THAT HE IS READING OR SAYING AND AS HULK WRITES THIS, ANOTHER "ENTRY LEVEL GAMEJOB" IS MAKING HULK'S PHONE VIBRATE.
EXCUSE HULK WHILE HE MAKES THE CALL
( ADDITIONAL NOTES: SOMETIMES HULK GET LUCKY AND HEARS DIRECTLY FROM A STUDIO, LESS PAINFUL BUT USUALLY STILL NOT HIRED BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SENIOR LEVEL STAFF......FOR THEIR ENTRY LEVEL POSITION.... OF HUNTING FOR BUGS)
THESE ARE GAME INDUSTRY JOBS, (USUALLY ENTRY LEVEL JOBS) IN DESIGN, USABILITY, AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.
BELOW ARE THE AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
- 5+YEARS C++
- 10+ YEARS C#
- 5 YEARS HTML5 "TECHNOLOGIES"
- 1- 3 SHIPPED "AAA" TITLES
- MUST HAVE RELEASED ONE GAME ON EVERY SINGLE CURRENT GENERATION CONSOLE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SMART PHONES
- MUST HAVE CERTIFICATIONS WITH MICROSOFT ( NEVER SAYS WHICH ONES)
- MUST HAVE B.S. IN GAME RELATED FIELD BUT MASTERS AND OR PHD IS STRONGLY REQUIRED ( THEY DON'T EXIST YET)
- MUST HAVE PRESENCE IN GAME INDUSTRY FOR AT LEAST 5 + YEARS AND HAVE REFERENCES FROM EVERY STUDIO YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR.
AND TO MAKE IT WORSE, WHEN THEY CALL, IT IS USUALLY SOMEONE IN INDIA WHO IS BEING PAID PER CALL. HE SPEAKS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT SO HE CAN EARN JUST A LITTLE MORE PAY FOR HIS STARVING FAMILY AT HOME.
THIS MAN IS PAID TO BLAZE THROUGH A THOUSAND RESUMES IN A DAY WITHOUT EVER KNOWING WHAT EXACTLY IT IS THAT HE IS READING OR SAYING AND AS HULK WRITES THIS, ANOTHER "ENTRY LEVEL GAMEJOB" IS MAKING HULK'S PHONE VIBRATE.
EXCUSE HULK WHILE HE MAKES THE CALL
( ADDITIONAL NOTES: SOMETIMES HULK GET LUCKY AND HEARS DIRECTLY FROM A STUDIO, LESS PAINFUL BUT USUALLY STILL NOT HIRED BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SENIOR LEVEL STAFF......FOR THEIR ENTRY LEVEL POSITION.... OF HUNTING FOR BUGS)
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
HULK DOES NOT UNDERSTAND
HULK HAS NOW PLAYED DEPONIA FOR ALL ITS WORTH, AND HULK IS VERY VERY PLEASED. THE DEVELOPERS CREATED A PIECE OF CONTENT THAT IS HILARIOUS, WHIMSICAL, AND IS FULL TO THE BRIM WITH SILLY SILLY SONGS THAT ONLY SERVE TO ENHANCE THE THRILL OF THE ADVENTURE!
IT REMINDS HULK OF SIMPLER TIMES WHEN EVERY PS1 GAME WAS AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF CONTENT, ALL TREATED AND TAILORED WELL THROUGH ALL OF ITS RELEASES ( USUALLY), AND DID NOTHING BUT MAKE THE SONY BRAND MEMORABLE TO LOTS OF PEOPLE!
IF IT WASNT FOR THOSE WONDERFUL GAMES, SONY WOULD NOT BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. WHY DOES IT TAKE SOME INDIE TEAM TO MAKE A STRONG PRESENTATION? THESE PUBLISHERS HAVE ALL BEEN IN THIS GAME FOR YEARS, THEY KNOW HOW GAMES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE, AND YET DEPONIA WITH ALL ITS FLAWS STILL MANAGED TO MAKE A MORE SOLID OVERALL PRESENTATION WITH THEIR SMALL TEAM FULL OF STARRY EYED ( GRANTED VERY TALENTED) GAME DESIGNERS.
THIS IS WHAT REALLY BOTHERS HULK, IF A GAME DOESNT REALLY CLICK WELL, THEN JUST THROW IT OUT THE DOOR IS THE STANDARD PUBLISHER MODEL, JUST TRY TO RECOUP LOSSES WHERE WE CAN.
DEPONIA'S PROCESS WAS NEVER THAT WAY, THEY REINED THINGS IN, MADE A STELLAR DESIGN, CONSISTENT SCRIPT, EXECUTED, AND DIDN'T STOP UNTIL EVERYTHING LOOKED SEXY.
ITS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES HULK HAS PLAYED ALL YEAR AND HULK DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HULK ISN'T SEEING MORE OF THEM
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